Published: 18:39, May 11, 2024 | Updated: 18:47, May 11, 2024
Future orators
By Wang Zhan
Students receiving champion awards from all categories pose after the award ceremony of the 21st Century Cup National English-Speaking Competition 2024 (Hong Kong Region) in Hong Kong on May 11, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)
HONG KONG - Gathering at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on Saturday, young contestants rendered an impressive performance at the 21st Century Cup National English-Speaking Competition 2024 (Hong Kong Region).
Organized by China Daily and VDO English, an educational arm of China Daily Hong Kong, the competition has been widely acclaimed as one of the most prominent rallying points for English public-speaking enthusiasts in the territory.
Among the officials attending the competition were Deputy Director-General, Department of Publicity, Cultural and Sports Affairs, Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR Lin Nan; Director-General, Department of Youth Affairs, Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR Zhang Zhijhua; Political Counselor, Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the HKSAR Huang Jingrui; Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration Cheuk Wing-hing; and Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs Alice Mak Mei-kuen.
Edmond Tang and Andy Chong of China Daily took the photos.
Guests and champions of different categories pose during the award ceremony of the 21st Century Cup National English-Speaking Competition 2024 (Hong Kong Region) in Hong Kong on May 11, 2024. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)Guests and second runners-up of different categories pose during the award ceremony of the 21st Century Cup National English-Speaking Competition 2024 (Hong Kong Region) in Hong Kong on May 11, 2024. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)Guests and award winners of the Special Awards of Kindergarten Category pose during the award ceremony of the 21st Century Cup National English-Speaking Competition 2024 (Hong Kong Region) in Hong Kong on May 11, 2024. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)Guests and first runners-up of different categories pose during the award ceremony of the 21st Century Cup National English-Speaking Competition 2024 (Hong Kong Region) in Hong Kong on May 11, 2024. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)Student representatives from the Chinese mainland speak during the award ceremony of the 21st Century Cup National English-Speaking Competition 2024 (Hong Kong Region) in Hong Kong on May 11, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)Cheuk Wing-hing (second right), deputy chief secretary for administration; Zhang Zhihua (second left), director-general of the Youth Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR; and Zhou Li (first right), deputy editor-in-chief of China Daily Group and publisher and editor-in-chief of China Daily Hong Kong, attend the award ceremony of the 21st Century Cup National English-Speaking Competition 2024 (Hong Kong Region) in Hong Kong on May 11, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration Cheuk Wing-hing delivers a speech during the award ceremony of the 21st Century Cup National English-Speaking Competition 2024 (Hong Kong Region) in Hong Kong on May 11, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)Zhou Li, deputy editor-in-chief of China Daily Group and publisher and editor-in-chief of China Daily Hong Kong, delivers a speech during the award ceremony of the 21st Century Cup National English-Speaking Competition 2024 (Hong Kong Region) in Hong Kong on May 11, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)
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